EP 1733949 B1 20111221 - A vibration damping steering wheel
Title (en)
A vibration damping steering wheel
Title (de)
Schwingungsdämpfendes Lenkrad
Title (fr)
Volant amortissant les vibrations
Publication
Application
Priority
US 15138305 A 20050613
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1733949A2] A steering wheel assembly (10) having a tuned absorber for damping vibration is disclosed. In one embodiment the steering wheel (10) has a hub (14) and a substantially circular rim (16) connected to the hub (14) by a plurality of spokes (12) extending between the hub (14) and the rim (16). A hollow tube (18) is defined by an interior portion of the rim (16) and a plug (26) is fixed inside the hollow tube (18) at the twelve o'clock position. A fluid substance (20) is located inside the hollow tube (18) with a gaseous substance (22). The gaseous substance (22) is interposed between the fluid substance (20) and the plug (26) and so forms a mass /gas spring damper.
IPC 8 full level
B62D 1/06 (2006.01); F16F 9/06 (2006.01); F16F 15/16 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B62D 1/06 (2013.01 - EP US); B62D 7/222 (2013.01 - EP US); F16F 7/1034 (2013.01 - EP US); F16F 9/06 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 74/20834 (2015.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE GB SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1733949 A2 20061220; EP 1733949 A3 20100602; EP 1733949 B1 20111221; US 2006278034 A1 20061214
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 06115331 A 20060612; US 15138305 A 20050613